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Mary Anning
By Amy Bryant
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Description
Step onto the storm-washed shores of Lyme Regis with Mary Anning-the quick-eyed girl who turned seaside stones into world-changing discoveries. This fast, vivid chapter book follows Mary from a windswept beach to a bustling museum, showing how patience, courage, and clear evidence can rewrite what we think we know. Fossils don't roar-but they do speak. Mary learned how to listen.
Told in five short chapters-Beach, Find, Study, Doubters, Museum-this true-inspired story puts young readers right beside Mary as she spots a hidden pattern in rock, gently frees a fossil skull, studies it with careful notes, faces down skeptics, and shares the wonder with everyone. Along the way, kids pick up gentle science: how fossils form, what teeth and eye rings can tell us, and why questions and proof matter.
Perfect for ages 3-8 at home, school, or on the go, the book features richly textured black-and-white cartoon art (two illustrations per chapter) that draws readers in without overwhelming new or reluctant readers. It's a celebration of curiosity, persistence, and a real girl who helped change science.
What kids and grownups will love:
¿ A true-spirited adventure about discovery, courage, and evidence ¿ Kid-friendly science woven into the story-no heavy jargon ¿ Short chapters for independent reading or classroom read-alouds ¿ Women-in-STEM inspiration and positive problem-solving If your young explorer loves rocks, oceans, museums, or real stories of brave problem-solvers, this book is a keeper. Open the cover and walk the beach with Mary-where every stone might be a story, and every careful question can change the world.
Product details
Number of Pages:
36
Release Date:
2025-10-02
Publication Date:
2025-10-02
Publisher:
The Kiddies Hub
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN13:
9798349597077
Weight:
294 g
Height:
221 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
6 cm
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